Neil pictured top with a nice Muskegon river salmon and really nice 20″ rainbow trout along with his son Derrick with a nice salmon from the Muskegon river on a beautiful fall day. Even though our landing percentage didn’t represent, the number of battles we had with kings today did. It never stops to amaze… Continue Reading
Here’s Chris with an early September King. Pictures never do these fish justice with the awesome translucent silver & green colors King Salmon have. Salmon are currently moving up the river system. Numbers are growing daily. Much needed rain in the forecast with cooler nights will push more salmon up stream. Water levels are low at… Continue Reading
Fall is what fly fishing on the Muskegon River is all about! Weather patterns are shaping up nicely for some excellent fall fishing on the Muskegon. In September, trout fishing with dry flies will be the main focus as the caddis hatch for rainbow & browns start to come back around when the cool fall nights trigger… Continue Reading
Here’s Tommy (in blue) along with Kurt holding this awesome chrome hen steelhead caught June 21st on the Muskegon river. Dry fly fishing has strongly improved now that the water levels are down from 5800 cfs the beginning of the week to 2600 this weeks end. The higher water brought with it some fresh new… Continue Reading
Here’s Jimmy with one of several nice Muskegon river brown trout caught with dry flies today. Even with the higher water trout fishing with dry flies has produced several trout the past dew days largely in part to the extreme clarity of the very high water. Caddis flies have been leading the charge with sulfurs and… Continue Reading
Due to a last minute cancellation I was able to land this really nice brown trout on a Gray Drake pattern this evening. Wet flies continue to produce although certain dry fly patterns (i.e. caddis) presented as a dry on a “dead drift” have been the best producers as of late. Sulfurs, caddis, and gray… Continue Reading
TJ with a really nice late May chrome hen from this morning. Water conditions remain really good. Red tail suckers are starting the transition to steelhead bedding areas. Large browns & rainbows can be found behind these bedding areas. Cinnimon Caddis, Stone Flies, & the start of Gray Drakes are on! post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Holding the broken fly rod on the left is John (aka..Dad) along with his sons Pat (right) and Joe in the middle getting the job done despite the broken fly rod. Great job today guys! May steelheading continues on the Muskegon. Pockets of really nice steelhead can be found with a little patience and covering… Continue Reading
Here’s Charlie with his first steelhead ever taken with a fly rod. Always nice to see late May chrome steelhead on the Muskegon. This latest push of water brought with it several opportunities for steelhead hook-ups all day today. Large rainbows & brown trout are also starting to make their presence known as more and… Continue Reading
Joe with a powerful winter holdover steelhead. Gary with another nice winter holdover. Waterlevels spike recently up to 4000 cfs from the rain and started to come down slightly to 3800 cfs. Along with the higher water came a fresh push of steelhead up the river system under the cover of the stained water. post by: jon… Continue Reading